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VIDEO: At the Michael Graves College Thinking Creatively conference's Let's Charrette and the Nathan Weiss Graduate College Grand Rounds, students from various academic disciplines worked together to develop interdisciplinary solutions in real-world scenarios.

Four women of color who will graduate with mathematical sciences degrees from Kean this May have been accepted to graduate programs nationwide, bucking a national trend showing both gender and racial gaps in math higher education and professions.

Students in the Combined School and Clinical Psychology program who are studying school violence and related issues recently presented their findings to the mayor and police chief of Scotch Plains. They researched a wide range of school safety issues, including infectious diseases, mental health, substance abuse, bullying and overuse of technology.

The keynote speaker at Kean's Research Days will be celebrated artist Paula Gaetano Adi, known for her works that combine art and technology. Her appearance highlights the addition of the arts to the traditional STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Kean Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jeffrey H. Toney, Ph.D., has been named a visiting professor and scholar for the summer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He will give lectures, take part in seminars and conduct research.

Kean students now have a homegrown peer-reviewed journal, "KeanQuest," in which to share and publish their scholarly research and articles. The first issue features articles authored by four groups of students and their faculty mentors.

Patricia Morreale, Ph.D., executive director of the Kean University School of Computer Science and a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), talks about the benefits of racial and gender diversity in computing.

Speaking at the 12th Annual Human Rights Institute Conference, Hunger: The Politics of Food, the food policy activist and head judge of Bravo’s Top Chef told the audience to go beyond food drives and demand action from elected leaders.

Ken Bain, Ph.D., the founding director of teaching and learning centers at several universities and the author of two best-selling books on teaching and learning, recently conducted a professional development session for Kean faculty.